November

November

Mental Health First Aid at UAS

Most people have heard of First Aid and CPR to address physical distress, but what happens when someone is exhibiting signs of emotional or mental distress?

In this training, Mental Health First Aid trainees are taught how to practice and respond appropriately to mental health problems in a variety of situations, such as helping someone through a panic attack, engaging with someone who may be suicidal, or assisting an individual who has overdosed. Just as CPR training helps a layperson with no clinical training assist an individual following a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid training helps a layperson assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis until appropriate professional help arrives.

This training offers 8 C.E. Credits for Nursing through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Please see registration page for more information.

Open Gym: Basketball

Consider this preseason before the competition starts during intramural season in the spring. Join your friends or make friends playing basketball at the REC. All skill levels welcome! Tuesday (7pm-8:15pm) and Thursday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC.

Whale Wednesday

Show your school spirit by wearing blue and white or UAS swag on the first Wednesday of every month! Post your photos to social media with #UASWhaleWednesday. Keep an eye out for the snackin' wagon and prize wheel on campus at various points in the day.

Climbing Cert Night

Free climb (boulder) or on belay it's a great time. Jam to our house audio system as you traverse the wall. All climbing equipment is available for use. If you need to be certified this would be the night, speak to our help desk for scheduling. Once certified your good to climb when the REC is open!

Open Gym: Dodgeball

This isn't your grade school game of dodgeball! Head over to drop-in dodge ball. It's fast, it's fun, and it's at the REC. Prepare for the Spring Black Light Dodgeball Tournament on March 10, 2017. Monday (7pm-8:15pm) and Wednesday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC this fall.

Open Gym: Basketball

Consider this preseason before the competition starts during intramural season in the spring. Join your friends or make friends playing basketball at the REC. All skill levels welcome! Tuesday (7pm-8:15pm) and Thursday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC.

SAB Meeting

Student Activities Board is all about bringing awesome events to our Juneau Campus! If you want to get a new event up and running or just have an event idea, drop by our weekly meetings! If you want to join Student Activities Board here is the first step! Can't wait to see you there! Meetings are every Friday! If you have any questions, feel free to drop by the Student Activities office in lower Mourant!

Dr. Chris Hay-Jahans, “The Mathematician’s Laboratory”

Join us for a discussion about mathematicians and a glance into the mysterious place where they so often dwell. Really, who are these people? Why and how do they become who they are? And, why is it that they seem to think so differently from so many others. Embark on an exploratory, sometimes philosophical wandering in search of answers to these and similar questions. Hear about their views and beliefs through anecdotes about them, and through their own words – sometimes humorous, often deep or spiritual, and occasionally inspirational. Dr. Hay-Jahans is a Professor of Mathematics at UAS.

Lectures are free and open to the public. All lectures begin at 7p.m. at the Egan Library. All Evening at Egan lectures are simulcast on UATV Cable Channel 11 or live via Flash streaming video.

Open Gym: Dodgeball

This isn't your grade school game of dodgeball! Head over to drop-in dodge ball. It's fast, it's fun, and it's at the REC. Prepare for the Spring Black Light Dodgeball Tournament on March 10, 2017. Monday (7pm-8:15pm) and Wednesday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC this fall.

Climbing Cert Night

Free climb (boulder) or on belay it's a great time. Jam to our house audio system as you traverse the wall. All climbing equipment is available for use. If you need to be certified this would be the night, speak to our help desk for scheduling. Once certified your good to climb when the REC is open!

Open Gym: Basketball

Consider this preseason before the competition starts during intramural season in the spring. Join your friends or make friends playing basketball at the REC. All skill levels welcome! Tuesday (7pm-8:15pm) and Thursday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC.

UAS Power & Privilege Symposium

The 1st Annual UAS Power & Privilege Symposium is a one day conference-style teach-in designed to give members of the UAS & Southeast Alaska communities an opportunity to come together and engage in difficult, thoughtful, and honest conversation about the ways social hierarchies and identities manifest themselves in our communities. Discussions include those about race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, religion, body size, ability, mental illness, class, and their intersectionalities. The Symposium will include three keynote speakers, multiple breakout sessions, and a spoken word poetry performance. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged and will be available after October 26th on the event website.

Most UAS Juneau classes will be cancelled to allow students and faculty the opportunity to attend and/or present at the Symposium. Check your class syllabus or talk with your professors to see if your classes will be cancelled on the day of the event.

While the Symposium will be held on the UAS Juneau campus, keynote speeches and a selection of breakout sessions will be available live via distance.

The Act of Dreaming: Undocumented Students in the U.S.

Undocumented students in higher education often go invisible due to their lack of proper documentation and their fear of being deported. This presentation hopes to begin to better understand the obstacles these students must overcome and how they and their families navigate the educational system to pursue their dreams of higher education in the United States. Presented by Christina Gómez, Professor of Liberal Arts and Director of Diversity & Inclusion, School of the Art Institute of Chicago during Session Five of the UAS Power and Privilege Symposium.

Climbing Cert Night

Free climb (boulder) or on belay it's a great time. Jam to our house audio system as you traverse the wall. All climbing equipment is available for use. If you need to be certified this would be the night, speak to our help desk for scheduling. Once certified your good to climb when the REC is open!

Hieu M Nguyen: Spoken Word

The Alaska Airlines Student Concert Series at UAS presents: Hieu Minh Nguyen: Spoken Word Poet. Hieu Minh Nguyen is the author of This Way to the Sugar (Write Bloody Press, 2014) which was a finalist for both a Minnesota Book Awards and a Lambda Literary Awards. A queer Vietnamese American poet, Hieu is a Kundiman fellow and a poetry editor for Muzzle Magazine. His work has also appeared in the Southern Indiana Review, Guernica, Ninth Letter, Devil's Lake, Bat City Review, the Paris-American, and elsewhere. Hieu is a nationally touring poet, performer, and teaching artist. He lives in Minneapolis where he flails his arms and forgets to take his clothes out of the dryer.

Open Gym: Dodgeball

This isn't your grade school game of dodgeball! Head over to drop-in dodge ball. It's fast, it's fun, and it's at the REC. Prepare for the Spring Black Light Dodgeball Tournament on March 10, 2017. Monday (7pm-8:15pm) and Wednesday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC this fall.

Crime Prevention & Safety Awareness

Increase your awareness and increase your peace of mind! Alumni & Friends are hosting a presentation on Crime Prevention & Safety Awareness in partnership with the Juneau Police Department on Thurs, Nov. 10 at 5:30PM in the Egan Lecture. Learn how to keep your families, home, and belonging safe through environmental design. Free and open to all!

Alaskapella Auditions

Please sign up online via Facebook or contact Em Rademaker to reserve a 15 minute audition slot. Auditionees will prepare a 1-2 minute song section of their choice which showcases their range and abilities.

Open Gym: Basketball

Consider this preseason before the competition starts during intramural season in the spring. Join your friends or make friends playing basketball at the REC. All skill levels welcome! Tuesday (7pm-8:15pm) and Thursday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC.

Veterans Day 2016

Please join us for a discussion on how to support our student veterans. Dr. David Noon will share his experience at a summer symposium that focused on issues student veterans face and how the universities can support these students.

SAB Meeting

Student Activities Board is all about bringing awesome events to our Juneau Campus! If you want to get a new event up and running or just have an event idea, drop by our weekly meetings! If you want to join Student Activities Board here is the first step! Can't wait to see you there! Meetings are every Friday! If you have any questions, feel free to drop by the Student Activities office in lower Mourant!

International Internships and Study Away Options

International Education Week Event

Curious about seeking an international experience? Stop by the information table to speak to our Career Specialist, Deb Rydman, and our Exchange and Study Abroad Coodinator, Marsha Squires. These amazing staff specialists can offer you ideas and materials to get you started on an adventure abroad. What are you waiting for?

Peace Corps

International Education Week Event

Want to learn more about Peace Corps and its application and selection process? Curious about a volunteer expeience that promotes world peace and friendship? Interested in giving as well as receiving new knowledge, skills and culturtal insight? Come by and see what it takes to be a volunteer.

Open Gym: Dodgeball

This isn't your grade school game of dodgeball! Head over to drop-in dodge ball. It's fast, it's fun, and it's at the REC. Prepare for the Spring Black Light Dodgeball Tournament on March 10, 2017. Monday (7pm-8:15pm) and Wednesday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC this fall.

Climbing Cert Night

Free climb (boulder) or on belay it's a great time. Jam to our house audio system as you traverse the wall. All climbing equipment is available for use. If you need to be certified this would be the night, speak to our help desk for scheduling. Once certified your good to climb when the REC is open!

Internships - Student Conservation Association

What are YOU doing this summer? Jeff Chen, Alaska representative for the Student Conservation Association will be on campus Tuesday-Thursday November 15-17 to tell you more about what's available both in Alaska and across the country. Stop by his table in the cafeteria and find out more.

Open Gym: Basketball

Consider this preseason before the competition starts during intramural season in the spring. Join your friends or make friends playing basketball at the REC. All skill levels welcome! Tuesday (7pm-8:15pm) and Thursday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC.

Internships - Student Conservation Association

What are YOU doing this summer? Jeff Chen, Alaska representative for the Student Conservation Association will be on campus Tuesday-Thursday November 15-17 to tell you more about what's available both in Alaska and across the country. Stop by his table in the cafeteria and find out more.

Sweden, Holland, and New Zealand

International Education Week

The best way to obtain accurate information is from the source itself. UAS has three international exchange students who are willing to share their knowledge of the education system and lifestyle of their home country along with tips and thoughts on the ISEP process and studying away. Give them some of your time and questions, and learn what it is like to live abroad. You might even consider studying away yourself!

Climbing Cert Night

Free climb (boulder) or on belay it's a great time. Jam to our house audio system as you traverse the wall. All climbing equipment is available for use. If you need to be certified this would be the night, speak to our help desk for scheduling. Once certified your good to climb when the REC is open!

Open Gym: Dodgeball

This isn't your grade school game of dodgeball! Head over to drop-in dodge ball. It's fast, it's fun, and it's at the REC. Prepare for the Spring Black Light Dodgeball Tournament on March 10, 2017. Monday (7pm-8:15pm) and Wednesday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC this fall.

Spanish Club Celebrates Language

International Education Week Event

Venga, mis amigos! Join an hour of fun with the Spanish Club and learn a few new phrases or test your language skills. If you already are a fluent Spanish speaker, come support others who could use your assistance learning, or share a game, or tell a story. Let's celebrate!

Internships - Student Conservation Association

What are YOU doing this summer? Jeff Chen, Alaska representative for the Student Conservation Association will be on campus Tuesday-Thursday November 15-17 to tell you more about what's available both in Alaska and across the country. Stop by his table in the cafeteria and find out more.

Finding Joy in Troubled Times with Khentrul Lodro T'haye Rinpoche

Khentrul Lodrö Thayé Rinpoche is a reknowned scholar and monk who has taught for many years at monasteries in Tibet and India, and is the abbot of Katog Mardo Tashi Choling in Eastern Tibet, where he established a retreat center, library, and shedra (higher philosophical studies institute). Khentrul Rinpoche will reveal how we can enjoy much greater well being in our lives by sharing some remarkable and little known tools for transforming adversity. The vast majority of us have never considered this method for transforming our experience. It is an unparalleled approach which directly pertains to the modern challenges we face.

Khentrul Lodrö Thayé Rinpoche will also provide an introduction to his weekend teaching is based upon a pith instruction written by the 3rd Dodrubchen Rinpoche (1865-1926), one of the most outstanding Tibetan saints of his time, and teacher to many great masters. These gems of advice are priceless and inexhaustible treasures that will serve as a means for overcoming adversity and for creating more happiness in our lives and in the world. We invite everyone to attend.

Open Gym: Basketball

Consider this preseason before the competition starts during intramural season in the spring. Join your friends or make friends playing basketball at the REC. All skill levels welcome! Tuesday (7pm-8:15pm) and Thursday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC.

SAB Meeting

Student Activities Board is all about bringing awesome events to our Juneau Campus! If you want to get a new event up and running or just have an event idea, drop by our weekly meetings! If you want to join Student Activities Board here is the first step! Can't wait to see you there! Meetings are every Friday! If you have any questions, feel free to drop by the Student Activities office in lower Mourant!

Ernestine Hayes, author of The Tao of Raven

Ernestine Hayes reads from her book, The Tao of Raven, which extends narratives from Blonde Indian, an Alaska Native Memoir. Using the story of Raven and the Box of Daylight and relating it to Sun Tzu's Art of War, Hayes weaves strands of memoir, contemplation, and fiction in her newest work. Now a grandmother and thinking very much of the generations who will come after her, Hayes speaks for herself but also writes about the resilience and complications of her Native community. Ms. Hayes is an Assistant Professor of English at UAS.

Lectures are free and open to the public. All lectures begin at 7p.m. at the Egan Library. All Evening at Egan lectures are simulcast on UATV Cable Channel 11 or live via Flash streaming video.

UAS Annual Traditional Games

UAS proudly hosts the Annual Traditional Games sponsored by PITAAS.

"They originated from the northern part of Alaska probably more than 2,000 years ago." Ricardo Worl

The Traditional Games offer students an opportunity to engage in timeless activities that build strength, test endurance, and heighten focus. These are necessary survival and hunting skills that have been passed down from one generation to the next.

The day will start with demostrations of each event followed with fun competition. Refreshments will be provided. Please wear gym clothes, and gym shoes.

*Any student wanting to participate with any of the activities must sign a waiver release form. If student is under the age of 18, must have parent or guardian sign the waiver release form.

This event is free and family friendly! See you at the Traditional Games!

Open Gym: Dodgeball

This isn't your grade school game of dodgeball! Head over to drop-in dodge ball. It's fast, it's fun, and it's at the REC. Prepare for the Spring Black Light Dodgeball Tournament on March 10, 2017. Monday (7pm-8:15pm) and Wednesday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC this fall.

Climbing Cert Night

Free climb (boulder) or on belay it's a great time. Jam to our house audio system as you traverse the wall. All climbing equipment is available for use. If you need to be certified this would be the night, speak to our help desk for scheduling. Once certified your good to climb when the REC is open!

Open Gym: Basketball

Consider this preseason before the competition starts during intramural season in the spring. Join your friends or make friends playing basketball at the REC. All skill levels welcome! Tuesday (7pm-8:15pm) and Thursday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC.

Climbing Cert Night

Free climb (boulder) or on belay it's a great time. Jam to our house audio system as you traverse the wall. All climbing equipment is available for use. If you need to be certified this would be the night, speak to our help desk for scheduling. Once certified your good to climb when the REC is open!

Open Gym: Dodgeball

This isn't your grade school game of dodgeball! Head over to drop-in dodge ball. It's fast, it's fun, and it's at the REC. Prepare for the Spring Black Light Dodgeball Tournament on March 10, 2017. Monday (7pm-8:15pm) and Wednesday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC this fall.

SAB Meeting

Student Activities Board is all about bringing awesome events to our Juneau Campus! If you want to get a new event up and running or just have an event idea, drop by our weekly meetings! If you want to join Student Activities Board here is the first step! Can't wait to see you there! Meetings are every Friday! If you have any questions, feel free to drop by the Student Activities office in lower Mourant!

Open Gym: Dodgeball

This isn't your grade school game of dodgeball! Head over to drop-in dodge ball. It's fast, it's fun, and it's at the REC. Prepare for the Spring Black Light Dodgeball Tournament on March 10, 2017. Monday (7pm-8:15pm) and Wednesday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC this fall.

Climbing Cert Night

Free climb (boulder) or on belay it's a great time. Jam to our house audio system as you traverse the wall. All climbing equipment is available for use. If you need to be certified this would be the night, speak to our help desk for scheduling. Once certified your good to climb when the REC is open!

Open Gym: Basketball

Consider this preseason before the competition starts during intramural season in the spring. Join your friends or make friends playing basketball at the REC. All skill levels welcome! Tuesday (7pm-8:15pm) and Thursday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC.

Climbing Cert Night

Free climb (boulder) or on belay it's a great time. Jam to our house audio system as you traverse the wall. All climbing equipment is available for use. If you need to be certified this would be the night, speak to our help desk for scheduling. Once certified your good to climb when the REC is open!

Open Gym: Dodgeball

This isn't your grade school game of dodgeball! Head over to drop-in dodge ball. It's fast, it's fun, and it's at the REC. Prepare for the Spring Black Light Dodgeball Tournament on March 10, 2017. Monday (7pm-8:15pm) and Wednesday (8:30pm-9:45pm) evenings at the REC this fall.